Tile decoration



(No Model.)

J. G. LOW.

TILE DECORATION.

Patented Feb. 16, 1886.

\A/ITNEEEEE TZLE, EEG

Halli,

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Fair-mi; NofifiGRZ, dated February 11') oil whom. it may concern.-

lie it known that 1, Jon G, Low, of (hot sea. in the county of Suffolk and H1 ate of Massachusetts, a citizen of the United ates, have invcntcd a now and useful lnrprovenn-nt in Tilt: Decorations, of which tho iitllLHYillg' is a full, clear, and exactdescription, refer er-are being bad to the accompanyio; d rawi nos, forming a part of this spccitication, in explaiour;- its nature.

Hither-Lo in the decoration oi artich-R of furniture, stores, and the like, and, inilocd, in

the use of tile ge rrer:rlly,so:ne portion of the tile has been cnilinaidcri in tho fl ittt'f to he decorated-as. for instance, in the dccoration of furnituro with tile--a recess or cavity is rnadc in some part'of the furniture and tho Lilo inscrtcd therein. and cithcr wedged. ce-

nientmi, or ln-ld in by a frame the edge of which projects slightl over tinmhre of the tilc.

in thc rnannhu-tnro of tiles for decorative purposes the edges of the tiles are not intendcd to be glazed,but. tho glazing is applied only to the cxposod snrfacc. it can be readily seen that. thc appiiz-ation of tilc to furniture, lira, is in this wa; sourrwhnt cxpcusive, and it has been desirable to iind a cheaper and equally' effective way of obtaining a tinc pottery dveorat ion upon metal and wood without the trsolnle above refcrredto.

A I'ttt'llL invention, for which application is now nding for Letters Patont, for a per lul'ztit'tl duF-L ill(l-,\\'lll8ii2.l.)lti tilotoi mttaohrd by screws or pins to any snrfaco desired to be decorated, and thus obtain a variation of surface at less cxpcnse and trouble, but. for this glazed.

purpose tho tilc will nced to ho varied sorno what from the ordinary tile. For in uncc, tho ordinal-3 tilc, as I have said, docsnot have .0 its cdgt's glazed; but a tile for surface application, which would be technically called. applique, would require to be glazed to its base in tho same manner that the surface is 7 Biscuit tiles inclosod are not] proper tor dccoration, because they absorb grease from handling and become dirty.

in the mailin s is represented part of a piece of furniture haringroscttetilcs fastened upon it by ornamental headed screws or pins passing through holes in their bodies, and into tho material or which tho body of the art ichis composed, and these titles are rcpres c-nted as glazed to their base.

The tigurcs are two in number, Figure 1 in elevation, and Fig. 2 in section.

A is the article to be decorated. 1% is tho oruanrcntal piece of pottery to be apoiicd for tho purpose of decoration, and C is a screw or pin holding it on, proferablymado with an ornamental hcad.

I claim as my invention and desire to secure by Letters latcnb of the Unitcd Sisatcs-- An lll'rpl0\'L'lil liltin the art of decorating surfaces to be oruanicntcd, consisting in applying iilt'i't'lt). by pins or screws passing through holes in the tile, ornamental tiles of appropriate palti'rns and glazed to their bases, substainiall a and for the purposo doscribed.

JOHN G. LOW.

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